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Yokohama claimed a third straight North Division title in 1926, this time finishing 101-65 with both the most runs scored and fewest allowed in the Japan League. Seo-Yul Park picked up his second Pitcher of the Year for the Yellow Jackets. Saitma was second at 89-73 and had the MVP in first baseman Moon-Hwan Lee. In the South Division, Fukuoka went from 74 wins the prior year to 92-70, taking the title for the first time. Kitakyushu was second four games back and defending EAB champ Osaka took third at 85-77. Yokohama would defeat Fukuoka 4-1 in the JLCS, sending the Yellow Jackets to their second EAB final in three years.



In the Korea League, Hamhung set a record with a 122-40, winning the North Division by 14 games despite a 108-54 season from Pyongyang. Three of the top pitchers by ERA and WAR pitched for the Heat, although the Phytons' Ching-Wei Kuo earned his second Pitcher of the Year. The South Division went to defending Korean champ Gwangju for the third straight season, their 106-56 mark was 31 games ahead of second place. Slugger Ji-Hoo Kim won MVP for the Grays. He had won MVP in 1924 in Japan with Saitama, then played 1925 with Pyongyang before signing with Gwangju in 1926

In a KLCS rematch, Gwangju defeated Hamhung again, this time in seven games, giving them back-to-back Korean titles. The Grays would again be thwarted in the East Asian Championship, as Yokohama claimed the overall title in five.